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Put him at 2nd, and leave him alone...he has good feet, a good glove, and will be considered just fine on the defensive side IF he hits like most think he will......but stop Gyorking him around between the two spots and let him focus on 2nd base already....

This scouting report and several others dispute that, though. Especially on the 2B side. I agree they should leave him at one position and let his bat make up for the defensive shortcomings.

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That link said he has trouble catching the ball, which I believe is an important part of turning a double play.

Yep it sure did. Pretty much everything it said about his fielding ability suggests he's going to be horrible, and not just a little......To me that's a total crock.... He's never going to challenge for a GG, but he should be more than able to play passable defense IF he hits like most think he can/will.

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The report's, from those that actually watched him play, mainly stop at range....not glove or footwork.....

You said "good feet, a good glove." He's, and this is probably being generous, average at best in both categories. Specifically, there have been concerns about his footwork in and around the bag that have existed since he came out of WVU. The range, as you alluded to, is considered below-average almost universally.

Yep it sure did. Pretty much everything it said about his fielding ability suggests he's going to be horrible, and not just a little......To me that's a total crock.... He's never going to challenge for a GG, but he should be more than able to play passable defense IF he hits like most think he can/will.

Have you had a chance to go watch him play much ?

I agree this scouting report is far less optimistic than others, but the same issues were brought up as in more rosy write-ups. The point is that he grades out as fringe-average on defense at best at either position (less so at 2B). No one scouting report should be definitive, and I purposely included this one because it was less optimistic than others. True or not, some people think this. The bat has to play, as he's essentially a one-tool player.

I saw him in backfield drills & a game in Spring Training, have seen scouting video, and watched MiLB.tv this year. That's not much, but he didn't look like a butcher at either position. Definitely showed a lack of range and clunky footwork at 2B, though. He can fill a spot there, I just think the hitting has to carry him.

Granted, I have an untrained eye & admittedly read several scouting reports, so I might have been looking for it.